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MUFG has appointed Noriaki Goto as the new regional executive for Asia, effective immediately, alongside two other senior positions in the financial conglomerate.

Biopharmaceuticals company Mabpharm launched bookbuilding for its up to HK$1.53bn ($195m) flotation, while Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group set pre-marketing in motion for its Hong Kong listing.

Consumer lending giant Home Credit is planning an IPO in Hong Kong that could raise about $1bn, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Trainline, the UK transport booking website, is preparing to launch an IPO on the London Stock Exchange. The deal is expected to value the company at around £1.5bn, according to a source close to matter.

Indiabulls Housing Finance raised $350m in its debut dollar transaction on Tuesday.

Three Chinese borrowers sold perpetual notes on Tuesday, raising a combined $900m from the rare structure.

Tikehau Capital, the French alternative investment manager, has raised €300m after a private capital raising led by Morgan Stanley.

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group has won approval from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for a new listing worth up to $1bn.

Mongolian conglomerate Tavan Bogd Trade pulled its debut dollar bond transaction on Thursday after the order book was closed. The high yield borrower had offered investors 12% for the three year bullet, but ultimately decided to postpone the final sale.

KKR, the US private equity firm, issued its first euro bond on a crowded day on Wednesday, competing with four other issuers, but that did not stop it achieving attractive execution.

The dollar corporate bond market showed its resilience this week as issuance rebounded, despite the US-China trade turmoil. “Trump, Trump, Trump,” was how one syndicate manager explained the reasons for the return of volatility as high grade credit markets see-sawed with the President’s mood swings.

Chinese private education provider JH Educational Technology has set the ball rolling for its Hong Kong IPO, filing a prospectus with the city’s stock exchange, while brewing giant AB InBev has kicked off pre-marketing for a multi-billion-dollar float of its Asian assets.